Komodo National Park boss Sudiyono said the large lizards aren’t known to attack tourists out of the blue.

“He must have been too close. A Komodo doesn’t like to be disturbed when eating,” he said.

“This is the first incident of human being bitten by a Komodo dragon in the past five years.”

Mr Alle was treated on the island before being transferred by boat to the Siloam General Hospital.

Officials said he was very lucky and it could have been much worse. Picture: Viral PressSource:Supplied

Komodo dragons are the world’s largest lizard and have thrived in a harsh part of Indonesia for millions of years.

These prehistoric creatures are related to snakes and will eat almost anything they find from deer, pigs, water buffalo. Dragons can consume an astonishing 80 per cent of their body weight in a single meal.